Yoga Body The Origins of Modern Posture Practice

Name: Yoga Body The Origins of Modern Posture Practice
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ISBN: 9780195395341

ISBN-10: 0195395344

ISBN-13: 9780195395341

Edition: 2010

Authors: Mark Singleton

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Yoga is so prevalent in the modern world--practiced by pop stars, taught in schools, and offered in yoga centers, health clubs, and even shopping malls--that we take its presence, and its meaning, for granted. But how did the current yoga boom happen? And is it really rooted in ancient Indianpractices, as many of its adherents claim?In this groundbreaking book, Mark Singleton calls into question many commonly held beliefs about the nature and origins of postural yoga (asana) and suggests a radically new way of understanding the meaning of yoga as it is practiced by millions of people across the world today. Singleton showsthat, contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence in the Indian…

Book details

List price: $24.50
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 3/10/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



A Brief Overview of Yoga in the Indian Tradition



Fakirs, Yogins, Europeans



Popular Portrayals of the Yogin



India and the International Physical Culture Movement



Modern Indian Physical Culture: Degeneracy and Experimentation



Yoga as Physical Culture I: Strength and Vigor



Yoga as Physical Culture II: Harmonial Gymnastics and Esoteric Dance



The Medium and the Message: Visual Reproduction and the &Amacr;sana Revival



T. Krishnamacharya and the Mysore &Amacr;sana Revival


Notes


Bibliography


Index